Badge.



No.'725,585. PATENTED APR.14,1903.

F. W.POLLOOK.' I

BADGE.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 19, 1902.

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so WAY BAL'KAND m o I srr Down NITED STATES FREDERICK W'. POLLOCK,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF KIRKVILLE, MISSOURI.

BADGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 725,585, dated April14, 1903.

Application filed June is, 1902. strain). 112,379. (remo e To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. PoL- LOCK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Kirkville, in the county of Adair and State ofMissouri, have invented a new and useful Badge, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to badges adapted to be worn on garments, moreespecially upon the lapels of gentlemens coats, but which may also beworn on other garments, and has for its object to provide a badge havingcertain printed matter or pictures or combinations of printed matter andpictures arranged in two or more independent series and adapted to bealternately exposed to view through openings in the face of the badge.

The invention consists in the novel construction and mechanism wherebythe desired results are accomplished,as hereinafter shown and described,and specifiedin the claims.

In the drawings illustrative of the invention, Figure 1 is a front viewof the badge. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same. Fig. 3 isa verticalsection on the line III III of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a transverse section onthe line IV IV of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a front view of the movable platedetached.

The badge may be of any desired size or material and of any desiredconfiguration; but for the purpose of illustration it is shown circularin form.

The framework of the badge consists of a face-plate 10, having a'seriesof spaced apertures 11 formed through its front, as shown.

These apertures will be varied to adapt them to the matter which. it isproposed to use in the badge; but for the purpose of illustration theyare shown in the form of transverse slots spaced apart and of varyinglengths.

Movably disposed within the badge and immediately in the rear of theopenings 11 is a plate 12 of a size sufficient to completely cover theopenings and shut off the view'through them. This plate 12 will besupported yieldably in either its upward or downward position, and forthe purpose of illustration this yieldable means is shown consisting ofa spring 13, preferably of rubber. The plate 12 is shown supported byguides 14, attached to the rear inner side of the portion 10 andextending over the edges of the plate 12, as

shown, the lowermost opposite pair of the guides extended into'hooks 15,which afford supports for the endless rubber bandspring 13, the bight ofthe band-spring: being engaged to a hook 16 on the lower end of theplate 12. By this means it'will be readily understood the force of thespring 13 will be exerted to maintain the plate 12 normally andyieldably in its upward position. By this means the guide 14,havin g thehooks 15 thereon, perform the double function of guides for the plate 12and also as hooks for the spring. Attached to the plate 12, preferablyto the spring-support 16,is a draw cord or wire 17, passing through anaperture in the casing 10 and extending below the casing and afiordingmeans for operating the plate. The drawcord 17 below the frame 10 willbe provided with an enlargement, preferably. in the form of a hemisphere18, the latter provided on its globular face with representations of thesurface of the earth, preferably the Western Hemisphere, and with itsfiat side'preferably provided with some suitable configuration, as ahuman head, the member18 afiording a finger-grip to assist in operatingthe plate 12.

Any suitable matter may be arranged upon the plate, to be used in anydesired manner, and the device may be put to a great many difierentuses. For instance, the part of the plate exposed to view through theapertures 11 might be provided with a question and the answer to thequestion placed upon the plate in a position to be exposed when theplate is moved downward, so that while the plate is in its elevatedposition the question will appear toview and the answer appear when theplateis drawn downward. Then, again, the plate 12 might be occupied witha picture representing some object or idea, which would appear to viewthrough the apertures when the plate is in its'elevated position, andanother picture or series of pictures placed upon the plate in positionto be concealed when the plate is in its elevated position and appearonly when the plate is operated, the second set of pictures being thereverse of or explanatory of the first set of pictures. It will bereadily understood, therefore, that the device may be employed in agreat variety of ways and the latter be modified and changed to analmost unlimited extent.

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\Vhile the hemispherical or semiglobular form of the member 18 ispreferable, this part may be formed in any other suitable shape.

The face of the badge may be ornamented in any desired manner andemblems and other adjuncts and configurations employed in connectionwith it to suit the taste or to correspond to the object for which thedevice is to be employed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A badgecomprising a frame having one or more apertures in its face, a platedisposed slidably in said frame and covering said apertures, spacedguides to said plate extending from the interior of said frame andformed into hooks, a projection from the rear of said plate, a springengaging said hook-guides and said projection and adapted to exert itsforce to maintain said plate yieldably at one end of its movement, meansoperative outside said frame for actuating said plate, characters orrepresentations of objects upon said plate which appear to view oppositesaid apertures only when said plate is at one end of its movement, andindependent characters or representations of objects which will appearto View through said apertures only when said plate is at the other endof its movement, substantially as described.

2. A badge comprising a frame having one or more apertures in its face,a plate disposed slidably in said frame and covering said apertures,spaced guides to said plate extending from the interior of said frameand formed into hooks, a projection from the rear of said plate, aspring engaging said hook-guides and said projection and adapted toexert its force to maintain said plate yieldably at one end of itsmovement, a draw-cord connected to said plate and leading through saidframe and provided with a knob outside the frame, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK W. POLLOCK.

VVitn esses:

B. F. HEINY, ROY OMER.

